Analysis of The A B C's of Alexander



Down the hill, in the woods where creeks meander,
I went exploring with Alexander.
Not Alexander the great, but Alexander, the grander.
Animated, brave, creative Alexander.

Daring, Enthusiastic, Fun-loving, Game,
(Not haughty, Inept, Jealous, Kinky, or Lame,
Malevolent, nit-picking, Obese, or a self-righteous pain.)
Questing Alexander is as Right as rain.

He's a Sober, thoughtful, upright commander,
Very wise, exceptional young Alexander!
An intelligent explorer, delightful Zest and candor.
Nobody's grander than Alexander.


Scheme AAAA BBCC AAAA
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 10100111010 110101010 1010011010010 1001010010 1000101101 11001101011 010011001101101 101011111 10101001010 10101001010 101000100101010 1101010
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 517
Words 74
Sentences 8
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 139
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Submitted on September 09, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

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